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jackson that turned andrew jackson enduring fame. so long as all inhabitants of the united states motivated by love for their families and loved for their countries supported the continued right of federalist particularly military encounters mattered less than the general promotion of dealings. historians have recently come to appreciate the one new way to look at the war of 1812 is was not only as the war, as the nation nations first declared war against a foreign enemy and decisive moment in the course of ongoing indian conflict but also as the nation's first civil war. the war of 1812 had divided the nation into splintered political factions but it ultimately united us around a new vision of hatred to some. in his assessment of 1812 as an air of civil war is accurate, it must be significant that at the time it occurs, the war was successfully portrayed as such good fun. a4 was a frolic and patriotism was the natural result of insulting romantic passion. who could ever have predicted the devastation of the civil war? likening a awa
jackson that turned andrew jackson enduring fame. so long as all inhabitants of the united states motivated by love for their families and loved for their countries supported the continued right of federalist particularly military encounters mattered less than the general promotion of dealings. historians have recently come to appreciate the one new way to look at the war of 1812 is was not only as the war, as the nation nations first declared war against a foreign enemy and decisive moment in...
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and jackson agreed to do so. and every saturday for a whole year, barack obama was invited to the push rainbow meeting that jackson held, where jackson worked with obama on his oratory and his delivery of speeches, and he improved tremendously. guess what? since he was elected president, president barack obama has not invited jesse jackson to the white house once. he is totally, completely cut himself off from jesse jackson. no one seems to know exactly why, except that it appears that it would -- that there would be a -- the object of jackson being in the white house might give a signal to white voters that obama is in jackson's corner politically. and apparently obama doesn't want to do that. >> host: you write: if karl rove was george w. bush's brians, then david axlerod is barack barack obama's homer. >> guest: is what? >> host: homer. >> guest: that's a pretty good line i wrote. he is his homer. >> host: what do you mean? >> guest: david axlerod is a brilliant creator of permanent stories for politician -- p
and jackson agreed to do so. and every saturday for a whole year, barack obama was invited to the push rainbow meeting that jackson held, where jackson worked with obama on his oratory and his delivery of speeches, and he improved tremendously. guess what? since he was elected president, president barack obama has not invited jesse jackson to the white house once. he is totally, completely cut himself off from jesse jackson. no one seems to know exactly why, except that it appears that it would...
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the list of those in the second term and would george washington, james madison, andrew jackson, theodore roosevelt, dwight eisenhower, rall reagan and bill clinton. lincoln has a special case in the successful second term. it's interesting to note that only the president had a more successful second term than the first or james madison and andrew jackson. the following is an accounting of the president elected to the second term and the reason for those are the trouble second term. member for field because of the war that seemed on winnable or for lack of preparedness. jefferson, truman, johnson and bush were the four. also failed because of economic crisis or the failure to act to detour such a crisis and these were jefferson, cleveland, coolidge, franklin roosevelt with a 37 downturn and george bush to eight failed due to their inability to leave with jefferson, wilson, truman, johnson, nixon and bush. they failed to to franklin roosevelt and richard nixon. four of them did not effectively communicate this agenda or initiative were jefferson, monroe, grant and cleveland. obviously the
the list of those in the second term and would george washington, james madison, andrew jackson, theodore roosevelt, dwight eisenhower, rall reagan and bill clinton. lincoln has a special case in the successful second term. it's interesting to note that only the president had a more successful second term than the first or james madison and andrew jackson. the following is an accounting of the president elected to the second term and the reason for those are the trouble second term. member for...
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he and jackson are unmoved so the class keeps ticking. >>> here is a look at upcoming book fairs and festivals happening around the country. >>> gene robinson division of the episcopal and hampshire and first openly gay person elected present his argument for a marriage. this is just under an hour. [applause] >> thank you. i think of this very sophisticated place but sure you had better things to do on a friday night. really. [laughter] i am delighted that i was your choice tonight. i am just really very honored and it's a special privilege to be introduced by patrick. he is one of my favorite people in the whole world doing some great things. if you haven't bought his book, buy it now. it's fantastic. do we have people here? any harvard people here? okay. well, i am really pleased to be doing this book right now. i have to admit i didn't have time to write a book. i had a day job at least until the end of this year and i retired and i got a call from desmond tutu's the person who heard me talking about the marriage and we thought this sounds really reasonable and he said i think you
he and jackson are unmoved so the class keeps ticking. >>> here is a look at upcoming book fairs and festivals happening around the country. >>> gene robinson division of the episcopal and hampshire and first openly gay person elected present his argument for a marriage. this is just under an hour. [applause] >> thank you. i think of this very sophisticated place but sure you had better things to do on a friday night. really. [laughter] i am delighted that i was your...
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jesse jackson made huge inroads among the white voters in 1988. that's a real story of the campaign or one of the stories of the campaign and you would see this, which you'd never see four years ago or eight years ago. if you look at the faces of the people in that crowd, it's like they're greeting a rock star. there's genuine enthusiasm and emotion and that is a very important picture, i mean, not the photographs itself, but what happened with the white photos and again, this is a picture you would never see on the right. he gave -- had had a huge rally at a farm in wisconsin, upstate wisconsin, and those of people came from all over, farmers came to see jesse jackson. this is him posing with a farmer's family whose dairy farm it was. something you wouldn't see four years ago. >> if you had this project to do over again, what would you change? >> interesting. i wouldn't change anything. it's one of the projects that had a magical quality about it. everything seemed to fall into place, everything seemed to work and i wouldn't know how to do it dif
jesse jackson made huge inroads among the white voters in 1988. that's a real story of the campaign or one of the stories of the campaign and you would see this, which you'd never see four years ago or eight years ago. if you look at the faces of the people in that crowd, it's like they're greeting a rock star. there's genuine enthusiasm and emotion and that is a very important picture, i mean, not the photographs itself, but what happened with the white photos and again, this is a picture you...
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jackson state university university, and no student show not threaten offend or degrade dined any own operated property the. >> every one of view is guilty of doing this there was a code that included the definition of harassment inappropriate directed laughter. [laughter] where did you direct that? again everybody is violating that but i do seal the fare at -- the parallels are strong and the gulf coast university this expressions deemed inappropriate. please do check out the buck. and there is more whacky political crisis -- cases was the one in indiana he was publicly reading a book and accused of public harassment. it was notre dame and eight -- against the klan and celebrates the defeat the because and had the picture of rally related to the defeat he was found guilty of racial harassment because it made somebody comfortable. he said no. it is the anti-klan book. that is all that mattered. it also applies to the flat out political speech. with houston state university they were made to terror down. and then of course, the phenomenon of free speech zones. and to restrict freedom o
jackson state university university, and no student show not threaten offend or degrade dined any own operated property the. >> every one of view is guilty of doing this there was a code that included the definition of harassment inappropriate directed laughter. [laughter] where did you direct that? again everybody is violating that but i do seal the fare at -- the parallels are strong and the gulf coast university this expressions deemed inappropriate. please do check out the buck. and...
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it is andrew jackson. and first of all, how often did you look for the little story at the beginning that -- frankly, a lot of them i never heard. >> if you didn't hear of them i'm very impressed. we did. and i cap say that i was the one personally going through the archives and doing it. it was one of the decisions i made to try to make it as non historical as possible, to make it as journalistic as possible. and it is -- device we use in journalism to find the little nugget, the little anecdote that gives -- reveals something about the guy's character. it is a device you use in journalism, lead little. lead with some little wonderful nugget, anecdote, that gives you an insight ask draws the reader in. and we begin in the case of andrew jackson with a story of him in a duel, dean fending his wife's honor at which he had to do a number of times. before he -- went to the presidency. >> you say -- the fellow's name is charles dickinson who was 27 years old and had already killed 26 people in duels. who is hi
it is andrew jackson. and first of all, how often did you look for the little story at the beginning that -- frankly, a lot of them i never heard. >> if you didn't hear of them i'm very impressed. we did. and i cap say that i was the one personally going through the archives and doing it. it was one of the decisions i made to try to make it as non historical as possible, to make it as journalistic as possible. and it is -- device we use in journalism to find the little nugget, the little...
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en route jackson was censured by congress controlled by his undemocratic party. it is like he never forgave. franklin roosevelt had a constant battle with southern democrats who opposed his new deal legislation. he suffered his greatest political defeat and the democratic controlled congress refused to support his plan to pass the supreme court. eisenhower, a republican, fought legislation drafted by a fellow republican of ohio who sought to take away presidential power. what this paper is all about, however, is what we might expect in four years of a second term for barack obama. where he reelected, obama in all probability would face the daunting challenge of working with republican majorities in house and possibly in the senate. what lessons might obama learn from history were he reelected? confronted with a congress dominated by republicans, further complicating this challenge is apparent disappearance of the spirit of compromise which has been a mainstay of legislation throughout the nation's history with one very momentous exception. members of congress in
en route jackson was censured by congress controlled by his undemocratic party. it is like he never forgave. franklin roosevelt had a constant battle with southern democrats who opposed his new deal legislation. he suffered his greatest political defeat and the democratic controlled congress refused to support his plan to pass the supreme court. eisenhower, a republican, fought legislation drafted by a fellow republican of ohio who sought to take away presidential power. what this paper is all...
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of fulfilling that happened to discourse and relations but to black people suddenly and -- justice jackson and all sharpener not the sole spokesperson certainly those policies of welfare reform law and order they have been demagogue when nixon says law-and-order we know what he talks about. those were reagan and bush and rudy guiliani bless his soul tens of thousands of black lives were saved when will fare was one of the reform to blacks of lives were saved in a different way law-and-order was so saved and bill clinton took credit for both. [laughter] and we have 12 years of paradise where i describe the many wonderful things that happened. people are not walking on eggshells is a more. people had to be worried you would innocently say a word then you would ruin your career, you'd be hated by all of humankind. that was after over at o.j.. changes are subtle but it was wonderful for race relations in america. and happened along time ago then comes the most liberal candidate as barack obama it is the two for. a liberal president and his critics by:the reese's. and now with the bombing it co
of fulfilling that happened to discourse and relations but to black people suddenly and -- justice jackson and all sharpener not the sole spokesperson certainly those policies of welfare reform law and order they have been demagogue when nixon says law-and-order we know what he talks about. those were reagan and bush and rudy guiliani bless his soul tens of thousands of black lives were saved when will fare was one of the reform to blacks of lives were saved in a different way law-and-order was...
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i said think of what it took johnny depp, natalie mains, peter jackson, my wife quitting heard job dedicating herself full-time one dozen attorneys, god knows how much money to change one case. 18 years. imagine what it would take to fight the system. it is like a giant machine. you cannot fight it. you can just do what we're doing right now. >> host: that sounds pretty bleak. >> i try what i can on a case-by-case basis of anyone interested if he went to hear about another case start with tim howard who was still on death row, and it is a man and arkansas is still trying to execute but few are interested maybe getting involved start with tim howard. >> we will start with audience questions. there is a couple of microphones. where do you go from here? you will continue to guess the word out on the book and the documentary but you move from new york city recently to sailor massachusetts ironically. [laughter] what do see your life like in salem massachusetts? >> whenever we don't have to keep pushing the case like this and not dedicate all of our time to get out of of legal tango of a bike to h
i said think of what it took johnny depp, natalie mains, peter jackson, my wife quitting heard job dedicating herself full-time one dozen attorneys, god knows how much money to change one case. 18 years. imagine what it would take to fight the system. it is like a giant machine. you cannot fight it. you can just do what we're doing right now. >> host: that sounds pretty bleak. >> i try what i can on a case-by-case basis of anyone interested if he went to hear about another case...
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coming almost a year to the day after stone wall jackson's death. when he was president, grant once told the congressman that sheraton had no superior as a general living or dead and possibly know call. sheraton said grant was capable more than general ship he could manage a territory as lang as any two nations can cover in a war. but sheraton would never have risen so high nor have citiesover counties named after him without creeder creek. the circle in washington depicts sheraton of the touring war house. in the act of realing his army at -- and no command the new army of the shenandoah. sheraton's size contributed to the impression of youth that he projected. he was just 5'5", and only 115 pounds in 1864. but it's grant memorable replied to one officer who commented on sheraton diminutive statute, i think you'll find him plenty big enough for the job. just before sheraton's appointment, confederate general and 14,000 troops had marched down the shenandoah valley across the plateau mick to washington. it was a shock. capital was thrown to a panic.
coming almost a year to the day after stone wall jackson's death. when he was president, grant once told the congressman that sheraton had no superior as a general living or dead and possibly know call. sheraton said grant was capable more than general ship he could manage a territory as lang as any two nations can cover in a war. but sheraton would never have risen so high nor have citiesover counties named after him without creeder creek. the circle in washington depicts sheraton of the...
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there are books and biographies of frank roosevelt, a biography about andrew jackson. the age of gold is about the american gold rush in the 1840sn the first american, benjamin franklin and together, thesethee books, i think, they comprise not haphazardly but very purposefully the history of thes united states through the lastrl 200 or so years two of them are finalists finalist for the pulitzer prize. youfi can see h.w. brand on tv all the time. bill grams.. history channel or turn on the tv, there he is. ldis book s -- i this book is, i'm going to holdo up it up against you can see it and recognize it. a it is a tremendous biography of ulysses-esque rant filled with stuff that i never knew and was delighted to find out. utry authoritative and readableo before we get to that, before we get to grant himself, i wanted to ask bill a more broad a question abouts biography. here at the book festival, there are a number of biographers. i have read several of thesehese books lately i have read robert caro's biography and all of cohen, these people are at the book festival, a
there are books and biographies of frank roosevelt, a biography about andrew jackson. the age of gold is about the american gold rush in the 1840sn the first american, benjamin franklin and together, thesethee books, i think, they comprise not haphazardly but very purposefully the history of thes united states through the lastrl 200 or so years two of them are finalists finalist for the pulitzer prize. youfi can see h.w. brand on tv all the time. bill grams.. history channel or turn on the tv,...
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it was another hard blow to the confederacy, coming almost a year to the day after stonewall jackson's death. grant's confidence in sheridan was reported by sheridan's battlefield victories and his impressive postwar achievements. when he was president, grant once told the congressmen that sheridan had no superior as a general, living or dead, and possibly no equal. sheridan, said grant, was capable more than generalship. he could manage a territory as large as any two nations can cover any war. but sheridan was never written so high nor would have cities and counties named after him without cedar creek. a statue in sheridan circle in washington depicts sheridan on his towering warhorse in the act of rowling his army at cedar creek. green with age, a statute conveys sheridan's electric energy. lincoln and more secretary ever stand had thought of the 33 year-old sheridan too young when grant proposed in july 1864 that he command the new army of the shenandoah. sheridan's size contributed to the impression of youth that he projected. he was just 5'5" and only 115 pounds in 1864. but as g
it was another hard blow to the confederacy, coming almost a year to the day after stonewall jackson's death. grant's confidence in sheridan was reported by sheridan's battlefield victories and his impressive postwar achievements. when he was president, grant once told the congressmen that sheridan had no superior as a general, living or dead, and possibly no equal. sheridan, said grant, was capable more than generalship. he could manage a territory as large as any two nations can cover any...
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it took johnny depp, natalie maines, peter jackson, it took my wife quitting her job and dedicating herself full time to this case, it took about a dozen attorneys, it took god knows how much money to change one case. eighteen years to change one case. so imagine what it would take to fight the system. you can't. you cannot -- the system is like a giant machine that's crushing people to death. and you can't fight it. the only thing you can do is, like kelly said, what we're doing right now. >> i have to say, that sounds pretty bleak. [laughter] >> it is. um, i guess the only thing, you know, i try to do what i can on a case-by-case basis, and i would just like to say tonight if anyone is interested in, um, learning about another case, maybe start with a friend of mine who is on death row in arkansas. his name was, his name is tim howard. he's still on death row right now. he's an innocent man. the state of arkansas is still trying to execute him. it would take forever to go into the details of the case, but if you are interested in learning about another case, maybe getting involved, start
it took johnny depp, natalie maines, peter jackson, it took my wife quitting her job and dedicating herself full time to this case, it took about a dozen attorneys, it took god knows how much money to change one case. eighteen years to change one case. so imagine what it would take to fight the system. you can't. you cannot -- the system is like a giant machine that's crushing people to death. and you can't fight it. the only thing you can do is, like kelly said, what we're doing right now....
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. >> host: who is jimmy -- who was jimmy lee jackson who figures in your book? >> guest: yes. jimmy lee jackson was 26 years old and an activist with the voter registration drive in my hometown of marion. and, um, he was shot by a state trooper on the night of february 18, 1965, and eight days later he died. and it was his death that spurred the march from selma to montgomery. so most people know about that march, but today don't know it was jimmy lee jackson's death that brought it about. >> host: i want to show our viewers what the inside of your book looks like here, and it's done in graphic novel form. why? >> guest: yes. yes, i'm the illustrator as well as the author. art is my first love, and so this was the way to tell my story visually not only because of my art background, but also it was a way to incorporate some of the images of photography. that motif runs throughout the book. that's why it's called "darkroom." >> host: what do you do today for a living? >> guest: well, i am -- after spending four years writing and illustrating this book, it has over 500 illustrati
. >> host: who is jimmy -- who was jimmy lee jackson who figures in your book? >> guest: yes. jimmy lee jackson was 26 years old and an activist with the voter registration drive in my hometown of marion. and, um, he was shot by a state trooper on the night of february 18, 1965, and eight days later he died. and it was his death that spurred the march from selma to montgomery. so most people know about that march, but today don't know it was jimmy lee jackson's death that brought it...
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so we went out with us and percy jackson series, read: time. at the end of the summer, jack was a bright guy, but was not a big reader and a good-looking kid -- his mother must be very, very pretty. but by the end of the summer, he had read a dozen books. about nine of them he liked a lot in his reading skills have gone to remove. so he went from eight yourself or he didn't like to read two when he took his sats, which they take, he got 800 reading, which is the highest score you can get. so that's what can happen. it's unimportant whether they get 800 or harvard or vanderbilt , the support they get through high school and they have options when they get out. so yeah, mitch, where are you? , now, we're going to shoot the breeze and awesome question. what happened with that movie, et cetera, et cetera. [applause] >> so i think you can also why we have a master storyteller a mischievous measure in the story that he tells. i think we need to create on this throughout the country. we read in our house. i think that is one of the most brilliant tagl
so we went out with us and percy jackson series, read: time. at the end of the summer, jack was a bright guy, but was not a big reader and a good-looking kid -- his mother must be very, very pretty. but by the end of the summer, he had read a dozen books. about nine of them he liked a lot in his reading skills have gone to remove. so he went from eight yourself or he didn't like to read two when he took his sats, which they take, he got 800 reading, which is the highest score you can get. so...
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jackson that became the essence of the whigs party nonpolitical but anti-jackson. henry clay perhaps to talk about forgotten people he is not forgotten but overlooked because he did become president the most prominent american of his time. there was a pamphlet produced, talking about scandal and elections, 21 reasons why henry clay should not be elected. number two, he spends days at the gaming tables and the nights at the brothel. to think that was more gentlemanly can look at the 21 reasons so of the. >> host: demerged as anti-jackson with the slavery issue increases the whigs breaks down and merge with the republican party founded 1850's. >> host: any mail from north dakota, >> guest: a really interesting question and the bits of the constitution most americans have not read. it goes back to the sensibility to the drafting of the constitution. we spoke about earlier but to recap, those gathered in philadelphia 1787, some of the men were the same, they feared a monarchy. the wanted nothing of the british monarch the including aristocratic titles. face at the age
jackson that became the essence of the whigs party nonpolitical but anti-jackson. henry clay perhaps to talk about forgotten people he is not forgotten but overlooked because he did become president the most prominent american of his time. there was a pamphlet produced, talking about scandal and elections, 21 reasons why henry clay should not be elected. number two, he spends days at the gaming tables and the nights at the brothel. to think that was more gentlemanly can look at the 21 reasons...
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john quincy adams versus andrew jackson. andrew jackson was accused of being an adulterer and bigamist because of a cork in the divorce proceedings of his wife, rachel from her first marriage. this something that was circulated around the whole country called the handbill was a pamphlet that was posted throughout the country, showing the coffins. these are the man andrew jackson had supposedly killed, either as a general or ordering the execution. so being caught a bigamist, an adulterer and murderer and having them spread around the country widely wasn't that unusual. we like to think the good old days in powdered weeks. politics have always been a nasty business and it's always been a sharp knife business in the very beginning of presidential politics. >> host: is the power of the presidency changed over 44 different president? >> guest: well, i started out in "don't know much about the american presidents" to look at the very, very basic question of why we have a president. 225 years ago we just celebrated the constitutio
john quincy adams versus andrew jackson. andrew jackson was accused of being an adulterer and bigamist because of a cork in the divorce proceedings of his wife, rachel from her first marriage. this something that was circulated around the whole country called the handbill was a pamphlet that was posted throughout the country, showing the coffins. these are the man andrew jackson had supposedly killed, either as a general or ordering the execution. so being caught a bigamist, an adulterer and...
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andrew jackson won more popular votes than he did but jefferson didn't have a majority in congress. so, they -- the presidential race was thrown into the house of representatives and the probability of john quincy adams despised jackson and was terrified of the possibility of the presidency he said jefferson was a barbarian who could hardly run his name and so he got together with henry clay who had the votes in the presidential election and promised him to be the secretary of state and they pull their votes together in the house of representatives and that's how he was elected to the presidency. in the next election by then, jackson had gone around the country dillinger popular maturities and getting along changed from state to state to state and which providing for the universal right male suffrage which took the votes out of the hands of property owners and gave it to the barbarians as john quincy adams might say. >> john quincy adams deal with clay and 1824 was that ethical by the standards of those days retrospectively by our standards? >> is certainly was in those days. he too
andrew jackson won more popular votes than he did but jefferson didn't have a majority in congress. so, they -- the presidential race was thrown into the house of representatives and the probability of john quincy adams despised jackson and was terrified of the possibility of the presidency he said jefferson was a barbarian who could hardly run his name and so he got together with henry clay who had the votes in the presidential election and promised him to be the secretary of state and they...
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but we will find cool books warrior series, percy jackson, the wrinkle in time by the end of the summer jack was bright but not a good reader.3 day. do i have to? yes. unless you want to sleep in a garage. but we will find cool books warrior series, percy jackson, the wrinkle in time by the end of the summer jack was bright but not a good reader. his mother must also be very pretty. he had read one dozen books and his reading skills had gone through the roof so eight years old the did not like to read when he took the s.a.t. he got 800 and reading which is the highest for. it is not important if they get 800 but it is important to get there high-school and that they have options. mitch? come on out. we will shoot the breeze. what happened with that move the? >> thank you. [applause] >> you can tell why we have a master storyteller just from hearing stories that he tells. we need to create this throughout the country. we read in our house that is one of the most brilliant tagline tsai have heard in a long time. don't you agree? [applause] we should begin that i read this cnn dot com peac
but we will find cool books warrior series, percy jackson, the wrinkle in time by the end of the summer jack was bright but not a good reader.3 day. do i have to? yes. unless you want to sleep in a garage. but we will find cool books warrior series, percy jackson, the wrinkle in time by the end of the summer jack was bright but not a good reader. his mother must also be very pretty. he had read one dozen books and his reading skills had gone through the roof so eight years old the did not like...
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but in 1815 what people were really celebrating was the idea that jackson had gone to battle with this total rag tag mig shah, the kentucky boys, and they have -- militia, the kentucky boys, and that they had succeeded in overcoming earlier problems. yes. >> the american navy had some ip newspapers in the war of -- influence in the war of 1812, finally got established there, and i'm wondering if your theory on romantic passion had anything related to the navy, because i always thought sailors were more romantically passionate than -- [laughter] >> thank you so much. the question is, weren't the sailors even more romantic and passionate than the soldiers, and what about the navy in the war of 1812? thank you very much for the question. i actually have a whole chapter on sailors in the book. you have to kind of figure out what your -- what you're going to abstract, so i didn't even mention the sailors, but you are right. they're very much in the same kind of patriotic vein that we have been talking about. >> what was general hull's involvement in the american revolution? >> he, he was an
but in 1815 what people were really celebrating was the idea that jackson had gone to battle with this total rag tag mig shah, the kentucky boys, and they have -- militia, the kentucky boys, and that they had succeeded in overcoming earlier problems. yes. >> the american navy had some ip newspapers in the war of -- influence in the war of 1812, finally got established there, and i'm wondering if your theory on romantic passion had anything related to the navy, because i always thought...